All News and Announcements
Three Actions to Expand Women’s Financial Inclusion in the Midst of COVID-19
International Women's Forum member Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President & CEO of Women’s World Banking, shares three key points for expanding women’s financial inclusion in response to the impact of the ongoing pandemic.
Latin America and the Caribbean Leaders Look to Digital & Women for Sustainable Recovery
High-level representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean noted that digital means continued to offer alternative modes for countries to achieve their financial inclusion goals and reach worst-impacted groups.
IFC, Banco Daycoval Support Smaller Businesses, Including Those Owned by Women, in Brazil
The financing package consists of $130 million from IFC's own-account and a $270 million syndicated loan from a group of 10 banks.
SEEP Selects Innovation Fund Recipients to Support Gender-Intentional COVID-19 Response Efforts
The awards support innovative COVID-19 response and recovery efforts related to savings groups, in the areas of women’s livelihoods, voice and leadership, violence against women, digital savings groups and more.
IFC, SANAD, BIO, Symbiotics Announce Loan to KCB Bank Kenya for Green Projects, SMEs
The loan aims to help the bank increase lending for climate-friendly projects and to smaller businesses, especially those owned by women.
Indonesia Startup Bags $50M for Lending to Rural Women
Amartha will use the funds from US-based Lendable to encourage women micro entrepreneurs.
EIB Lends $3M to Microfund for Women (MFW) for Entrepreneurs in Jordan
These loans are intended to support 9,100 people, 90 percent of whom are women, whose livelihoods have been threatened by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introducing a New Fund to Help Women Entrepreneurs During COVID-19
While economies around the world are reeling from the pandemic’s impact, some segments are disproportionately affected. This is particularly the case for women-owned micro, small and medium enterprises.
Grameen America Raises $17.5 Million for Second Microfinance Fund
The nonprofit’s new $17.5 million impact fund will specifically focus on supporting underserved women business owners impacted by COVID.
Innovation Fund for COVID Response and Recovery Through Savings Groups
The SEEP Network is excited to announce a challenge fund to support innovations in gender-intentional COVID response and recovery efforts related to Savings Groups.